T Level provider support resources

 Implementation processes

Resources 

Management 

• Create your T Level strategy and team 
• Build your implementation and internal communications plan 
• Produce your financial plan and risk assessment 
• Evaluate your implementation and communications  
• Evaluate financial performance

T Level registration

Register to deliver T Levels

Update your T Level information

Implementation planning support 

How to deliver T Levels 

Timeline to T Level delivery

Planning a strategic approach for your T Level offer

The planning cycle for industry placements

Roles, responsibilities and collaboration

Funding guidance

Guide to T Level revenue funding 

T Level Specialist Equipment Allocation

T Level news and updates

T Level Action Plan  

T Level news

T Level events 

Case studies

Implementation for T Level providers case study

T Level strategy case study

AoC podcast episode

The importance of strategic intent

Pathways to Success - Unpacking T Level and Foundation Year Support Pt 1

Pathways to Success - Unpacking T Level and Foundation Year Support Pt 2

Curriculum planning 

• Research and understand global skills drivers and local skills needs 
• Decide on your mix of occupational specialisms to match skills needs 
• Sequence the curriculum so that all components work together 
• Define entry requirements 
• Integrate your IP strategy as part of your curriculum planning to balance employer and student needs 
• Integrate the curriculum coherently with other learning programmes 
• Conduct annual curriculum review

Curriculum planning support

Action plan for considering different curriculum models 

Industry placements as part of the curriculum planning

Teaching resources

Course information

T Level Resource Improvement Plans

Case studies

Planning the student journey case study (City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College)

Planning the student journey case study (Strode College)

Planning the student journey case study (Notre Dame Sixth Form College)

Planning the student journey case study (Thomas Telford UTC)

Planning the student journey case study (The Manchester College)

Approaches to T Level assessments case study

T Levels curriculum case study

Gatsby resources

AoC podcast episodes

What to consider when designing and delivering effective and successful T Level Foundation Years 1

What to consider when designing and delivering effective and successful T Level Foundation Years 2

Set up for delivery 

• Make sure staff are clear about T Levels content and requirements 
• Create curriculum resources and session plans well before delivery commences 
• Create an assessment strategy that complies with the requirement of the programme 
• Review curriculum and assessment resources annually

Timeline to T Level delivery

Course information

T Level Resource Improvement Plans

T Level implementation groups

Gatsby resources

Professional readiness 

• Conduct a gap analysis of staff knowledge and skills against your curriculum offer 
• Identify where knowledge and skills can be acquired from recruitment, staff development, employers 
• Plan and carry out additional staff recruitment 
• Set up, resource and deliver staff development plans (organisation / team / individual)  
• Secure employers to support delivery in the classroom 
• Annually update your CPD plans

What is the T Level Professional Development offer?

T Level Professional Development support

AoC T Level Mentor/Mentee Project

Gatsby resources

Environment / equipment 

• Audit teaching environments to maximally utilise resources for occupational specialisms 
• Plan space, equipment and digital resource requirements, positioning T Levels prominently for internal infrastructure and resource management  
• Build employer equipment and resources into the curriculum 
• Review environment and equipment annually

T Level Specialist Equipment Allocation

Guide to T Level revenue funding

Action plan for investment

Case studies

T Level Capital Fund case study

Facilities and finance case study 

Systems and structures 

• Identify and trial alternative systems for example for: onboard students, manage progress and record achievement, including completing IPs, funding and student support 
• Establish systems to recruit, onboard, register and support students, including initial and diagnostic assessment, and SEND needs 
• Commission and configure systems for administration of examinations, tests and assessment 
• Analyse data for compliance and improvement actions

Recording systems for tracking industry placements

Progress monitoring during industry placements

Manage T Level results

T Levels results and certification

Case study

Digital systems case study  

Marketing 

• Integrate T Levels into a single skills marketing offer for students, parents and employers, promoting your vision for T Levels as part of a coherent post-16 learning offer 
• Deliver T Level marketing for students, parents and employers 
• Make employers central to promoting and marketing T Levels to potential students and stakeholders 
• Build in evaluation and review of your marketing offer 

Approaches to marketing T Levels 

Resources

Resources and materials for promoting T Levels  

Promotional material templates and designs for T Levels  

Case study

Marketing and IAG provider case study 

AoC resources

AoC podcast episode

Marketing strategies to support the communication and recruitment of T Level & T Level Foundation Year students

Supporting students to achieve 

• Plan and deliver robust pastoral support to students to meet the demands of T Levels 
• Establish and monitor learning support processes that evaluate students’ progress and achievement  
• Set up and provide student support funding and SEND support 
• Undertake specialist CPD for staff and support stakeholders to help students to achieve

Planning student support 

Student guide: preparing for industry placements 

Developing student behaviours on industry placements

Recording systems for tracking industry placements

Case studies

Student stories

Employer and stakeholder engagement 

• Build relationships with local employers to support development of the whole T Level programme   
• Engage more widely with local employment and skills stakeholders to build ownership and a united voice to support local skills plans 
• Encourage employment and skills stakeholders to be advocates and ambassadors for industry placements

Preparing for employer engagement

Employer engagement strategy

Engaging with employers

Building strategic employer relationships

How employers can contribute to T Level delivery 

Employer engagement - feedback and improvement

Connect service

AoC podcast episodes to support with employer engagement

Case studies

Employer engagement case study

Collaboration case study

AoC resources

Gatsby resources

Industry placements 

• Develop a placement plan and model that allows students and employers to make use of the full range of programme flexibilities 
• Engage employers to be active contributors to placement design  
• Identify potential for offering industry placements from current and new employer prospects 
• Put in place robust policies, processes and systems for safeguarding, placement tracking and supporting students on placement 
• Evaluate placement outcomes to realise benefits across the whole programme

Process

The industry placement delivery process

Engaging students and parents or guardians with industry placements

Supporting employers to select students for industry placement  

Preparing students for industry placements

Matching students to the best employer

Helping students to source their own industry placements

What to do before, during and after industry placements - student handbook

Guidance

T Level industry placements delivery guidance  

Student guide: preparing for industry placements  

T Level industry placements employer guide  

Guidance for employers on working with industry placement students 

T Level industry placement guidance and support resources

Health and safety, insurance and safeguarding for industry placements

Industry placement document templates

AoC resources

Gatsby resources

• Develop IAG strategies for schools, employers, colleges and HEIs 
• Tailor T Level content for employers, to drive effective talent pipelines 
• Make the case to parents and students of the value and potential of T Levels

Progression from T Levels

T Levels and Higher Education progression

How will progression from a T Level to an apprenticeship work

AoC podcast episode